KATHMANDU, Feb. 18 -- The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) in a bid to expedite investment in the solar electricity generation and energy mix projects has amended the 'Grid Connected Alternative Electricity Development Procedures, 2022'.

At a time when the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has stepped up efforts for installation of 1,000 MW solar energy projects, the sector's regulator has come up with provisions to facilitate accomplishing the task. With an aim to complement the projects to address the winter demand for electricity, the NEA has invited proposals from the private developers for power purchase agreements.

Nabin Raj Singh, director general of the DoED, informed that the procedure has been amended in accordance...